Coach DNA
Playing style
balanced profile
Style consistency
More consistent than 11% of multi-club coaches
Club record
League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.
NAC Breda
Aug 2024 – Sept 2026 · 74 matches
0.96 points per game in Eredivisie / Eerste Divisie (72 matches).
NAC Breda with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.56 (131 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: −145 below the league average under him, +42 under the others.
Most used
- M. Balard6,000' · Elo 1,737
- D. Bielica5,872' · Elo 1,764
- B. Kemper5,246' · Elo 1,762
- L. Greiml4,259' · Elo 1,751
- K. Sowah3,645' · Elo 1,706
- Cherrion Valerius3,431' · Elo 1,713
- J. Van den Bergh3,247' · Elo 1,694
- C. Leemans3,073' · Elo 1,582
- B. Lucassen2,622' · Elo 1,707
- L. Sauer2,590' · Elo 1,954
Standard Liege
Jul 2023 – Dec 2023 · 20 matches
1.15 points per game in Pro League (20 matches).
Standard Liege with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.25 (219 matches, 7 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +33 above the league average under him, −21 under the others.
Most used
- A. Bodart1,710' · Elo 1,825
- W. Kanga1,547' · Elo 1,879
- Z. Vanheusden1,538' · Elo 1,762
- H. Kawabe1,435' · Elo 1,913
- M. Bokadi1,287' · Elo 1,758
- N. Ngoy1,183' · Elo 2,269
- A. O'Neill1,177' · Elo 1,950
- M. Fossey1,160' · Elo 1,858
- S. Alzate961' · Elo 1,778
- I. Price927' · Elo 2,223
Club Brugge KV
Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 24 matches
1.89 points per game in Pro League (18 matches).
Club Brugge KV with other coaches, ±3 years: 2.02 (230 matches, 6 coaches).
Line-up Elo: +276 above the league average under him, +234 under the others.
Most used
- S. Mignolet2,161' · Elo 2,118
- H. Vanaken2,153' · Elo 2,262
- B. Mechele2,071' · Elo 2,335
- C. Nielsen1,980' · Elo 1,853
- Ferran Jutglà1,586' · Elo 2,132
- D. Odoi1,552' · Elo 1,513
- B. Meijer1,492' · Elo 2,164
- K. Sowah1,423' · Elo 1,706
- R. Onyedika1,403' · Elo 2,245
- A. Skov Olsen1,337' · Elo 2,120
Players under Carl Hoefkens
Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.
Rose most
- L. Sauer+478
in 32 matches · NAC Breda
- Ferran Jutglà+380
in 23 matches · Club Brugge KV
in 48 matches · NAC Breda
- B. Meijer+362
in 21 matches · Club Brugge KV
- A. Sylla+294
in 14 matches · Club Brugge KV
Fell most
- R. Paula−127
in 42 matches · NAC Breda
- M. Balard−125
in 70 matches · NAC Breda
- T. Kongolo−123
in 23 matches · NAC Breda
- D. Odoi−88
in 38 matches · NAC Breda
- L. Holtby−87
in 30 matches · NAC Breda
Opponents
Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite opponents
−52J. Vertonghen1783
in 3 matches · Anderlecht
−42P. van Aanholt1670
in 3 matches · Sparta Rotterdam
−34M. Deijl1861
in 4 matches · Feyenoord
−34D. Rots2121
in 3 matches · Twente
−28J. Þorsteinsson1886
in 3 matches · OH Leuven
Nemeses
+94F. Al Mazyani1755
in 3 matches · Waalwijk
+93Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo1778
in 3 matches · Waalwijk
+92J. Trenskow1982
in 4 matches · Heerenveen
+91T. de Jonge1871
in 4 matches · Groningen
+87M. Engels1509
in 3 matches · Heracles
Coaches
Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).
Favourite coaches
- −24
Maurice Steijn1824
in 4 matches · Sparta Rotterdam
- −19
Marc Brys1651
in 3 matches · OH Leuven
- −10
Danny Buijs1840
in 5 matches · Fortuna Sittard
- −2
Felice Mazzù1803
in 3 matches · Charleroi
Nemesis coaches
- +98
R. van Persie2119
in 4 matches · Feyenoord
- +47
Ronny Deila1848
in 3 matches · Club Brugge KV
- +22
Maarten Martens2063
in 3 matches · AZ Alkmaar
- +15
Ron Jans1965
in 4 matches · Utrecht
- +7
Dick Lukkien1925
in 4 matches · Groningen
Playing style
How Carl Hoefkens's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)
Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.
Career average
One shape blending all 3 clubs (2016+).
The baseline — each polygon on the right shows how one club's style deviates from this.
-0.26style consistency across 3 clubs
More consistent than 11% of multi-club coaches.
A high score means the same playing style travels from club to club — well above the random-coach baseline (-0.01), so it's a signature, not the squads.
NAC Breda74 matches
Club Brugge KV24 matches
Standard Liege20 matches